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Article: Tri-City managers accentuate positives at luncheon meeting
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- Oakland Tribune
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- October 16, 2008
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FREMONT -- The city managers of Fremont, Newark and Union City
acknowledged that times are tough, but they didn't dwell on their
budget problems at Thursday's Tri-City Managers Luncheon.
Union City's city manager, Larry Cheeves, dished out the biggest
serving of gloom, saying that his city anticipated a 5 percent drop
in sales tax revenue and less income from city fees as development
slows down.
After the event, Fremont officials said that it was too early to
project their city's sales tax revenue.
In brighter news, Cheeves said that 42 percent of Union City
residents who have responded to a refund offer for Union City's
illegal 911 tax have opted to let the city keep the money.
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